Model Train Stuff in Canada
We all want to save some money and get a great deal… So we have compiled this list of new and used model railroading equipment for you in Canada.
Model Train Stuff in Australia
We all want to save some money and get a great deal… So we have compiled this list of new and used model railroading equipment for you in Australia.
Model Train Stuff in the UK
We all want to save some money and get a great deal… So we have compiled this list of new and used model railroading equipment for you in the UK.
Model Train Stuff in the US
We all want to save some money and get a great deal… So we have compiled this list of new and used model railroading equipment for you in the US.
The Model Train Club Opens Its Doors To New Members
It’s been a long time in the making, but finally we have opened the doors to what will eventually become the biggest Model Train Club ever.
Why will it eventually become the biggest?
The Worlds Largest Model Railroad Or Is It?
Is Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg the largest model railway in the world? They claim it is and that it is one of the most successful permanent exhibitions in Northern Germany. Watch this video and be amazed…
70 Year Old Train Set For Sale
One of our valued readers has a 70 year old train set for sale… Anyone interested?
Jim had this to say about the set…
A Derailment Causes HO Scale Chaos
I’ve often spoken about the frustrations of having derailments on your model train layout and the 7 ways to solve them.
But derailments happen in real life and are a part of railroading… so to make your model trains come alive maybe you need to fabricate some derailments…?
Alice and 10 Years of Modeling a Christmas Village
Often we get so much mail it is very hard to reply to everyone individually… but this email from Alice caught our attention. Alice has been modeling a Christmas village for the last 10 years and is obviously very passionate about it.
We know that a lot of our readers struggle with the electrical side of model trains and here is a perfect example of modeling that requires no electrical skills at all.
This is what Alice had to say…
3 Ways to Choose the Right Model Train Scale To Suit You
If you are a model train beginner then you might be asking… “Which model train scale is best suited for me?”
A common mistake for model train beginners is to confuse scale and gauge.
Let me explain… scale is the proportion of the replica to the real thing. For example, HO scale locomotives are 1/87 the size of the real life locomotive. Model train gauge is the width between the inside running edge of the track….
